Table 1.
Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with and without delirium
| DEL+ n = 45 |
DEL− n = 57 |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4AT, score |
8.5 ± 2.8 (4–12) |
1.5 ± 1.0 (0–3) |
*< 0.0001 |
| Sex, M (%) | 16 (35.5%) | 17 (29.8%) | 0.539 |
| Age, y.o |
83.5 ± 8.9 (50–97) |
86.0 ± 6.9 (63–96) |
0.106 |
| Education, years |
6.3 ± 2.4 (5–13) |
5.9 ± 1.6 (5–13) |
0.347 |
| CCI, score |
6.1 ± 2.3 (1–12) |
3.8 ± 1.8 (1–11) |
*< 0.0001 |
| SPPB, score |
1.8 ± 2.4 (0–8) |
4.1 ± 2.8 (0–12) |
*< 0.0001 |
| Dementia, yes (%) | 32 (71.1%) | 3 (5.2%) |
*< 0.00001 χ2 48.3 |
| BZD, yes (%) | 33 (73.3%) | 13 (22.8%) |
*< 0.00001 χ2 23.9 |
BZD use of benzodiazepine; CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index; DEL+ presence of delirium; DEL− absence of delirium; SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery